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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17th, 2019 Chris had his follow up PET scan today...and it showed that he is now in complete remission!! The two areas that previously showed small amounts of cancer activity now have no activity.  There was only one lymph node in Chris's lung that was abnormal, but it was just inflamed.  They believe it is a result of Chris having pneumonia.  As a result, Chris was started on two new antibiotics today.  Chris being in complete remission, although great news, puts us in a tough position.  As is stands right now, Chris still has a 60% chance of relapsing within the next two years (40% chance that he's cured).  So now the decision is whether or not Chris should get an allogeneic bone marrow transplant.  Dr. Shah went over several scenarios with us to help us make a more informed decision: Patients who are in complete remission 60 days post CAR-T Cell Therapy have a 40% chance of being cured; leaving a 60% chance of relapse.  Of those 60% of patients that r